Key Terms

Fundamentals of Full-stack Web Engineering

Fundamentals of Full-stack Web Engineering

 

By Section

Internet and the World Wide Web

Full Course Glossary

All | # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
There are currently 12 terms in this directory beginning with the letter H.
HEAD Method
The HTTP Head method is similar to the GET method, but the response does not include the body.  Read more...

Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal uses base 16. Numbers 0-9 represent values 0-9, and letters A-F represent values 10-15. Read more...

Hops
Every time a packet passes through an intermediate device it is called a hopRead more...

Host File
An operating system file that maps IP addresses to hostnames.

HTML
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the markup language used to display content on the web.  Read more...

HTML Element
HTML Elements are individual components of a web page that are created using HTML tags.  Read more...

HTML Tag
HTML Tags are commands that are read by the web browser and the basic building block of HTML files.  Read more...

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
HTTP is the rules for transferring web data.  Read more...

HTTP Request
Web browsers make HTTP requests to request data from a web server.  Read more...

HTTP Response
After the web browser makes an HTTP request, the web server sends back an HTTP response containing the web data.  Read more...

HTTP Status Code
Sent by the server, HTTP Status codes are part of the HTTP response.  Read more...

HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure indicates a secure connection.  Read more...